The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREVITIES.
lnr newt is St. Valentines Day.


f. J. Selby is erecting a windmill on his
farm near Woodbine.
The February term of the Circuit Court
comm ences on Monday.
AG. A. R. Post has been organized at VIM
field, with twenty members.
MIR. Theodore Derr is having his large
buildng-store and residence-repainted.
Ephraim Garrett has sold his farm, near
Mt. Pleasant, to John Strickland for 81, lou.
Wendelin Gilbert 1O2 Pennsylvania avenue,
got 359 eggs from 80 hens during the month
Of January.
TIL, heirs of c. Schue, of Piney Creek,
Carroll county, have sold one OF their farms,
I5G acres, to David Mehring, for $4,000
It is rumored that there is to be a change
in nostmasters at Woodbine, and that the
office is to be removed to the opposite SIDE OF
the railroad.
Tie ground hog has been doing well with
the weather since the I'd instant The mer-
curry has been no lower than 70 ana some
times has been up to 62.
Cbas. T. Reifsnider, as attorney, sold on
Monday the property of John W. Lowell. near
Westminster, containing acres ana d rooas,
TO Gershom Huff, for $40.
Honora Knox died at the County Home,
near this city, on Tuesday, OF old age, IN her
Goth wear. She had been at the institution
since the 10Th of April, 1856.
John 7. Diffenbaugh, as auctioneer, sold on
Saturday last for the heirs OF Jesse Schwei-
carl. n lot. containing ] acres, adjoining this
city, to f. E. Cootes for S26l.
DIR. L. d. Wells, of Westminster, has been
( Granted patent for an Electric Railroad ana
Switch Signal, and James A. MitGh1
Westminster, has been g.
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farm of 50 acres, near Warfeldsburg, to Henry
Marker, of Wakefield Valley, for Sc, 800. Mr..
Selman, it is said, will go into merchandising
at Mt. Vernon.
An unoccupied house, between Union
Bridge and townsville, owned by George
johnson, was burned on Wednesday night.
The fire is thought to have been incendiary.
The building was insured for $3.50.
John 7. and A. Frank Grouse, executors,
sold last week the faH,H> of the late John
Grouse, containing 60 "a eat Mt Pleasant,
a few miles above W.E>$saT>%,>y, to Jessie b.
Grouse, of Baltimore ~ ~. 'sacre.
Rev B. F. Glars, Tfl,sz;ST, Sta;more, de-
livered lecture in CI<., 49, Church,
this city, on Thursd%,H, Sh.%I q subject
was "Courtship and NJ III. GAd was ably
handled. The Lecturer %as %efy interesting
Rev S. j. Derr was installed pastor of the |
\ Hampstead charge, Lutheran Church, at
Hampstead last Sunday. Rev. Fl. W. kuhns, |
D' P1s'Ui y, ~ :.aIIa,;o,, no.o,or,,, al
fi'y' GVnuuc'eu 'iie i'l:t''''''''" am
preached on the oecas'on'
J BIZ. McGlone has sold his farm of so acres,
near flnE Se 1 10 NJ di ii he al omiom
Inns ~. ~, MacIona hos snr,o a. ~
APrll ~ rIha w. -, on tba Eastarn Sboro
soIns ~ ut Ill 10 ~ sn;t h;,,
" li'1' II he e"" s. -,
D. d. Baumgartner ana Jas. "A. Y. bohu'
trustees, have SOLD 10 MISS Maggie Dau m
ner ane fes'I ME- stroet tbs c;tv The iron.
at,, e :, W. yaimahIe one and includes n resi-.
cry 10 SHiuac 1J..:.' 80 - "A ~ -, g.
uenee anu al. auu,'io" o''upieu % ID" oll.e''
A counterfeit silver r., note mas recently Deen
put IN circulation. Inc note Is Oh the series
of 1880, letter Z, is thick and greasy, ana
one eighth of fan inch shorter than the genuine;
In the lett lace Is tne worn eerliica1e
The letters H. L. anu T. are ensra'eu ul'siue
down.
Last Saturday Mrs Stansbury, widow OF
the late Joseph Stansbury, died at Manches-
Ter, aged about "a years. On January 18th,
near Eldersburg, Emily Elizabeth, only |
daughter of Vernon w. and Mary ID. Dorsey,
dled suddenly Oh croup' "Seu ye"i'' = "'0"'H'
anu 10 uayS
Miss Ida /. benson, ua laugh Vi hey Mp D.
+. Benson, OF "arwick, oecli COUNTY, "u.,
and lately OF western Maryid ~ 0onege, was
married on January Z'th 70 l.. D. Merrick, OF
Queen Anne county me ceremony was
performed by heV. Mr. oehSon' aSsis'eu ny
Rev. >. ID. hinzer. i
Lewis Taylor. -2eu about Sc years, o.
Woa5FyS district, was declared insane on d
Wednesday by jury de lunatico inquirendo {
Nr. TAYLOR showed symptoms of insanity about ?
bur years ago, and recently at times has been !
Aite violent. He was sent to Spring Grove q
vlum on Thursday.
i'm + Canle. of Woolery's district. has =.
Master Brown of Baltimore. r. II. H. n
av SON of Brice Sbipley, of Freedom :
and khner Ebanob. son of Daniel >
i of Hamnstead district, have been ap.
substitute clerks in the Baltimore
10
h., hoo, oda 70 tho Cover. !
a'i S.a. naf 80, 80 Cau,n,;ss;on and the
- H. Hnnca Of Correction for a l.
Goorge Wasbinqton, alleged to be q
go &c ,,arrrancv ON November
Yus.;no Ien;s EeIman of New :,
justice S' Louis .;m a"ns;J a. a.